Bogna Sokorska

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Bogna Sokorska , née Bogna Kaczmarska (born April 6, 1927 in Warsaw ; † May 10, 2002 ibid) was a Polish opera singer ( coloratura soprano ). Because of her impressive voice, she was also called the "Warsaw Nightingale".

Life

Bogna Sokorska studied at the Warsaw Music Academy with Maria Dobrowolska-Gruszczyńska (1945–1948) and with Ada Sari (1949–1954). In 1951 she won the national singing competition, but went to other European countries after completing her studies. There she got engagements as a soloist at renowned opera houses such as in Düsseldorf (1964–1970) and in Essen (from 1970). From 1961 to 1963 she also appeared as a soloist in Warsaw. She made numerous guest appearances at other opera houses, at song recitals and concerts. On the stage of the Berlin State Opera and the Schwerin Philharmonicshe inspired the German opera goers. In 1964 she released her first solo album Słowik Warszawy - The Warsaw Nightingale , after whose title the name "The Nightingale of Warsaw" spread to the opera world.

Bogna Sokorska has interpreted important operatic roles such as the "Queen of the Night" in Mozart's Magic Flute or Gilda in Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. Her singing style has been praised by music critics, with remarkable clarity and ease she can produce the highest notes.

She also passed on her knowledge and skills in summer master classes at the Liszt School of Music in Weimar .

She died in her hometown at the age of 75.

Her husband was the pianist and composer Jerzy Sokorski (1916-2005). Bogna Sokorska is the mother of the singer and singing teacher Jagna Sokorska-Kwika and an aunt of the singer Jacek Kaczmarski .

Honors

Sokorska burial site

The municipality of Piastów , where Bogna Sokorska and her husband lived for many years, had a memorial obelisk made after her death, which was inaugurated on October 30, 2011 on the town square.

Her grave and that of her husband are in the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.

After her death and the death of her husband, the foundation “Fundacja im. Bogny Sokorskiej ”was launched. The foundation pursues the following goals (selection):

  • Protection of the artistic and educational heritage of Bogna Sokorska and her family,
  • Keeping memories of Bogna Sokorska alive,
  • Development and promotion of Polish singing talents and support at the beginning of their artistic career by offering scholarships,
  • Promoting musical culture in Polish society,
  • Promotion of culture and art in Poland and abroad.

Discography (selection)

With the English Pinewood Studio Orchestra she published:

  • Songs for You , Vol. 1, EP, JKP2000
  • Songs for You , Vol. 2, EP, JPK2001

The following albums have been released with Polish orchestras:

  • Hrabina (The Countess), opera by Stanisław Moniuszko , cross section, Muza XL0226
  • 1964: Słowik Warszawy / The Warsaw Nightingale , 1964, Muza XL0228
  • Opera arias , Muse SXL0716
  • Królewna Śnieżka - Fantazja z bajki muzycznej (Snow White - A Fairy Tale Fantasy ), by Stefan Rachoń , Muse L0334
  • 2002: Słowik Warszawy , PNCD613

literature

  • Wacław Panek: Bogna Sokorska - słowik zapomniany? in: Wacław Panek: Kariery i legendy . Warszawa 1984, pp. 344-357.
  • Justyna Reczeniedi: Bogna Sokorska. Życie i kariera Słowika Warszawy - wspomnienie . Wydawnictwo Novae Res, 2011
  • Sokorska, Bogna. In: KJ Kutsch, L. Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon , Volume 6, KG Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-11598-9 , p. 4457

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the city of Piastów (Polish), website of the Foundation (Polish)
personal data
SURNAME Sokorska, Bogna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kaczmarska, Bogna (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish opera singer (coloratura soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Warsaw
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 2002
Place of death Warsaw